Every time we think we're in a class by ourselves, it's only a matter of time. Used to be our solar system had the most planets around a single star. But thanks to new data from NASA's Kepler ...

NASA's Kepler mission ended in 2018 after more than nine years of fruitful planet-hunting. The space telescope discovered thousands of planets, many of which bear its name. But it also generated an ...

Only a handful of star systems have more than a single planet. With eight worlds, our solar system has long taken the prize for the biggest lineup. But no longer. Our corner of the galaxy now shares ...

Astronomers studying data from NASA's retired Kepler space telescope discovered a new system of seven "scorching" planets orbiting a distant star that is bigger and hotter than the sun, the space ...

This image from the paper is a visual representation of the planets in their abbreviated catalogue, showing planets by size and stellar temperature. Credit: arXiv (2023). DOI: ...